The SARAL/AltiKa Altimetry Satellite Mission
International audience The India-France SARAL/AltiKa mission is the first Ka-band altimetric mission dedi-cated to oceanography. The mission objectives are primarily the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also include coastal oceanography, global and regional sea level monitoring, data assimi...
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[SDE]Environmental Sciences Verron, Jacques Sengenes, Pierre Lambin, Juliette Noubel, Jocelyne Steunou, Nathalie Guillot, Amandine Picot, Nicolas Coutin-Faye, Sophie Sharma, Rashmi Gairola, R.M Murthy, Raghava Richman, James G. Griffin, David Pascual, Ananda Remy, Frédérique Gupta, P.K. The SARAL/AltiKa Altimetry Satellite Mission |
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International audience The India-France SARAL/AltiKa mission is the first Ka-band altimetric mission dedi-cated to oceanography. The mission objectives are primarily the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also include coastal oceanography, global and regional sea level monitoring, data assimilation, and operational oceanography. Secondary objectives include ice sheet and inland waters monitoring. One year after launch, the results widely confirm the nominal expectations in terms of accuracy, data quality and data availability in general.Today's performances are compliant with specifications with an overall observed performance for the Sea Surface Height RMS of 3.4 cm to be compared to a 4 cm requirement. Some scientific examples are provided that illustrate some salient features of today's SARAL/AltiKa data with regard to standard altimetry: data availability, data accuracy at the mesoscales, data usefulness in costal area, over ice sheet, and for inland waters. |
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Verron, Jacques Sengenes, Pierre Lambin, Juliette Noubel, Jocelyne Steunou, Nathalie Guillot, Amandine Picot, Nicolas Coutin-Faye, Sophie Sharma, Rashmi Gairola, R.M Murthy, Raghava Richman, James G. Griffin, David Pascual, Ananda Remy, Frédérique Gupta, P.K. |
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The SARAL/AltiKa Altimetry Satellite Mission |
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The SARAL/AltiKa Altimetry Satellite Mission |
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The SARAL/AltiKa Altimetry Satellite Mission |
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The SARAL/AltiKa Altimetry Satellite Mission |
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The SARAL/AltiKa Altimetry Satellite Mission |
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ftunivtoulouse2:oai:HAL:insu-01286698v1 2024-09-15T18:12:15+00:00 The SARAL/AltiKa Altimetry Satellite Mission Verron, Jacques Sengenes, Pierre Lambin, Juliette Noubel, Jocelyne Steunou, Nathalie Guillot, Amandine Picot, Nicolas Coutin-Faye, Sophie Sharma, Rashmi Gairola, R.M Murthy, Raghava Richman, James G. Griffin, David Pascual, Ananda Remy, Frédérique Gupta, P.K. Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de l'environnement (LGGE) Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG) Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) SAC/ISRO Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) CISRO Oceans and Atmosphere Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (IMEDA) Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avancats (IMEDEA) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas España = Spanish National Research Council Spain (CSIC)-Universitat de les Illes Balears = Universidad de las Islas Baleares = University of the Balearic Islands (UIB)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas España = Spanish National Research Council Spain (CSIC)-Universitat de les Illes Balears = Universidad de las Islas Baleares = University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale - UMR5169 (CRCA) Institut des sciences du cerveau de Toulouse. (ISCT) Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (CHU Toulouse)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (CHU Toulouse)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI) Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2015-01 https://insu.hal.science/insu-01286698 https://doi.org/10.1080/01490419.2014.1000471 en eng HAL CCSD Taylor & Francis info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1080/01490419.2014.1000471 insu-01286698 https://insu.hal.science/insu-01286698 doi:10.1080/01490419.2014.1000471 ISSN: 0149-0419 EISSN: 1521-060X Marine Geodesy https://insu.hal.science/insu-01286698 Marine Geodesy, 2015, 38 (1), pp.2-21. ⟨10.1080/01490419.2014.1000471⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2015 ftunivtoulouse2 https://doi.org/10.1080/01490419.2014.1000471 2024-07-15T23:35:41Z International audience The India-France SARAL/AltiKa mission is the first Ka-band altimetric mission dedi-cated to oceanography. The mission objectives are primarily the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also include coastal oceanography, global and regional sea level monitoring, data assimilation, and operational oceanography. Secondary objectives include ice sheet and inland waters monitoring. One year after launch, the results widely confirm the nominal expectations in terms of accuracy, data quality and data availability in general.Today's performances are compliant with specifications with an overall observed performance for the Sea Surface Height RMS of 3.4 cm to be compared to a 4 cm requirement. Some scientific examples are provided that illustrate some salient features of today's SARAL/AltiKa data with regard to standard altimetry: data availability, data accuracy at the mesoscales, data usefulness in costal area, over ice sheet, and for inland waters. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Université Toulouse 2 - Jean Jaurès: HAL Marine Geodesy 38 sup1 2 21 |